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Star Magic talent Krystal Mejes and Sparkle artist Heath Jornales were announced as housemates for 'Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0.' Photo from the Instagram account of 'Pinoy Big Brother'

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'PBB Celebrity Collab 2.0': Krystal Mejes, Heath Jornales revealed as housemates

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761221491369pbb.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Star Magic talent Krystal Mejes and Sparkle artist Heath Jornales were announced as housemates for &#x27;Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0.&#x27; <em>Photo from the Instagram account of &#x27;Pinoy Big Brother&#x27;</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Kapamilya actress Krystal Mejes and Kapuso actor Heath Jornales were introduced Thursday as housemates for the upcoming &quot;Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0.&quot;</p><p>Joining the long-running reality show will be like stepping out of the comfort zone for the 17-year-old Mejes, a former child star who appeared in the 2015 drama &quot;Doble Kara.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m a very private person and I value privacy,&quot; she told GMA&#x27;s primetime newscast &quot;24 Oras,&quot; where the housemates were revealed.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DQJqgPUgcg_/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A18310241.900000002%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="611" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;But then sabi ko kasi, &#x27;You know maybe it&#x27;s one way of God nudging me to tell my story,&#x27;&quot; she added.</p><p>Jornales, 16, said &quot;Pinoy Big Brother&quot; would be a way for him to introduce himself to a wider audience.</p><p>&quot;Dumating &#x27;yong opportunity and I had to take it na kasi ito na &#x27;yong chance para makilala ako and makita ng tao kung sino talaga ako,&quot; said Jornales, who starred in GMA series such as &quot;Encantadia Chronicles: Sang&#x27;gre&quot; and &quot;Lolong: Pangil ng Maynila.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Gusto ko mapakilala sa tao &#x27;yong Heath na helpful, athletic, kind, caring na action star,&quot; he said.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DQJq3pJgS8I/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A18310252%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="611" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>This brings the total number of revealed participants to six, ahead of the season&#x27;s premiere on Saturday, October 25.</p><p>Star Magic artists Joaquin Arce and Miguel Vergara, along with Sparkle talents Sofia Pablo and Princess Aliyah, were introduced as new housemates earlier this week.</p><p>Earlier this year, ABS-CBN and GMA joined forces for the first-ever &quot;Celebrity Collab Edition&quot; — a historic crossover that brought together stars from both companies for the reality show.</p><p>In the inaugural collaboration, housemates competed in pairs composed of a Star Magic and Sparkle artist, with Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca ultimately becoming the season&#x27;s winners.</p><p>&quot;Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0&quot; is scheduled to premiere on Saturday at 6:05 p.m.</p><p>After its premiere, the show will air weeknights at 9:40 p.m., Saturdays at 6:15 p.m. and Sundays at 10:05 p.m.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2LmxItUPrDc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Kapamilya actress Krystal Mejes and Kapuso actor Heath Jornales were introduced Thursday as housemates for the upcoming 'Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0.'</p>

Kapamilya actress Krystal Mejes and Kapuso actor Heath Jornales were introduced Thursday as housemates for the upcoming 'Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0.'